The core of Hurricane Melissa made landfall Tuesday afternoon near New Hope, Jamaica, as the strongest storm in the nation's history. Now, it continues into Cuba.

Hurricane Melissa is already a history-making storm, landing on all-time lists for strongest Atlantic Basin hurricanes and could be the most intense Atlantic landfall on record. The strongest hurricanes in Atlantic Basin history span from the Great Depression to present day.

With sustained winds of 175 mph, Melissa is now one of the strongest hurricanes, based on top wind speeds, on record in the Atlantic basin.

Melissa is a deadly Category 5 hurricane and is expected to become to worst hurricane in Jamaica's history before it travels north to Cuba.

HURRICANE MELISSA UPDATE  Melissa is barreling toward Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane. See the latest track and timeline for landfall⬇️

November is the final month of hurricane season, but just because it's at the end doesn't mean hurricanes won't strike the Gulf states.

Widespread flooding and damage are already being reported in major cities across jamaica.this category five hurricane is the strongest to eve

Hurricane Melissa on Monday became the third Category 5 Atlantic hurricane in 2025, and all of them surged up within days/ Why is this happening?

Melissa is expected to significantly strengthen by late Friday and over the weekend, when the storm could become a hurricane as early as Saturday.